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ABC News/Washington Post Poll, June 1989 (ICPSR 9354)

Principal Investigator(s):ABC News; The Washington Post

Summary:

This data collection is part of a continuing series of
monthly surveys that evaluate the Bush presidency and solicit
opinions on a variety of political and social issues. Topics covered
include the state of the economy, foreign affairs, and nuclear
weapons policy. In addition, respondents were asked how much of a
threat the Soviet Union, China, and communism posed to the security
of the United States, if they favored or opposed the pro-democracy
demonstrations in China, how importa... (more info)

This data collection is part of a continuing series of
monthly surveys that evaluate the Bush presidency and solicit
opinions on a variety of political and social issues. Topics covered
include the state of the economy, foreign affairs, and nuclear
weapons policy. In addition, respondents were asked how much of a
threat the Soviet Union, China, and communism posed to the security
of the United States, if they favored or opposed the pro-democracy
demonstrations in China, how important it was for the United States
to show strong support for the pro-democracy movement in China, and
if they approved of Bush's reaction to the Chinese government.
Respondents also were questioned on the issues of abortion, child
care, air and water pollution, and raising the federal minimum wage.
Background information on respondents includes political alignment,
1988 presidential vote choice, education, age, religion, social
class, marital status, household composition, labor union membership,
employment status, race, sex, income, and state/region of residence.

Universe:
Adults aged 18 and over living in households with
telephones in the 48 contiguous United States and the District of
Columbia.

Data Types:
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

The data contain blanks and alphabetic characters. A
weight variable is included that must be used in any analysis.

Methodology

Sample:
Households were selected by random digit dialing. Within
household, the respondent selected was the adult living in the
household who last had a birthday and who was at home at the time of
the interview.

Data Source:

telephone interviews

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:1991-05-03

Version History:

2008-01-15 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have
been added to this data collection.